The Runaway

Elora

  "I understand Elora. You can't run forever though. You're 25 he can't make you do anything." Mark said.

  "You know who my father is! He can make anyone do anything! Please Mark I'm begging you don't say anything."

  "You're going to leave as soon as you're better aren't you?" Mark asked almost as if he was in pain.

  "I'm sorry Mark. Maybe one day Seán and I can be together. For right now I have to protect him. If my father finds out I care about either one of you he'll use that against me."

  "You realize if something where to happen to me or Seán people would notice right?"

  "Yea your family's would notice." I was confused by what he meant.

  "No that's not all. Do you know what Seán and I do for a living?"

  "No actually I don't think you guys have mentioned it." Where was Mark doing with all this.

  He lead me up to a room that had three computer monitors a camera, and a bunch of other electrical equipment. I was so confused. Are they hackers? Mark turned one of the monitors on and went to YouTube. He went to a profile named Markiplier. It was Mark!

  "That's you! Wow a lot of people watch your videos. This is what you and Seán do for work? That's so cool!"

  "Yea I love what I do. I do live streams for charity too. Mostly I play video games though. Same as Seán." Mark sounded proud of himself. He should be. This takes a lot of work. I looked through his videos and found some named Five Nights At Freddy's.

  "Can I watch these?" I asked him.

  "Sure! If you like it I have the game on my laptop. You can play it if you want. I'm not sure if Jack has the game downloaded."

  "Um Mark who's Jack?" Was he a roommate of Seáns? I hope this isn't his room.

  "Oh Seáns YouTube name is jacksepticeye. We call him Jack though. I've been trying not to call him that when we're face to face though. He's been having some issues with that lately." He looked sad.

  "What do you mean? Does he not like doing YouTube?"

  "No he loves it! It's just people only see him as Jack now. He says people don't see the real him. That's why he's been single for two years now. Every girl he's dated just talks about his channel and how different he is in real life. Some girls have even said they prefer the person they see on screen. It's really been hard for him. What sad is he isn't any different. What you see on screen is what you get in person. Poor guy just wants a girl that just knows Seán not Jack." He cared a lot about Seán. It seem like they were brothers in a sense.

  "Well then I won't watch any of his videos. I'll just know Seán until he's ready for me to know Jack." I said smiling at Mark. Mark seemed to like that.

  "That's a good idea. Here you can watch videos and play games on my laptop. Seán doesn't really like people in here." Mark said shutting the computer down. We went downstairs and waited for Seán to get home.

  I was playing FNAF on Marks laptop. I had finished watching his videos. They were pretty funny. Mark was helping me because I've never played video games before.

  "Mark where did foxy go! Why isn't he in pirates cove!" I yelled panicking. I was almost past night 2!

  "Oh no close the doors hurry! He's going to get you!" Mark yelled back panicking with me. Just the foxy jumped out and we both screamed.

  "What the hell is going on in here?! Did someone find you? Why are you guys laughing?!" Seán came running though the front door. We were laughing so hard we were crying.

  "Foxy got me! Scared the shit out of us. That's why we're laughing Seán. I'm playing FNAF." I said in between breaths.

  "Don't do that you two scared me half to death! Wait you're playing Five Nights At Freddy's? Mark you didn't tell her did you!" Uh oh. Seán looked mad. I instantly stopped laughing. I know what happens when guys get mad.

  "Calm down Seán. She only watch my videos. She promised not to watch any of yours until you want her to." Mark was still laughing.

  "Mark I asked you not to tell her!" Seán yelled. He balled up his fist.

"Dude it's fine. I didn't show her anything with you in it so what's the problem." Mark was still kinda laughing. I didn't find this funny at all. Seáns face was kinda red from anger. His fists where still balled up like he was going to punch someone. He'd probably punch me. I pried into his private life so I deserve it. He took another step and got close to me. I couldn't help it. It was a reaction I was used to doing to protect myself. I flinched away from him and put my hands over my face bracing for impact. Only it never came. I waited and waited and it never came. I looked from behind my hands at Mark. He looked at me with pity. Then I looked at Seán. I wish I never had. He looked hurt. Like I was the one who punched him.

  "Do you really think I'd hurt you Elora?" God he sounded like he was going to cry.

  "Yes...no...I don't know...I'm sorry." I ran upstairs into the bathroom and locked the door. I slid down the door and started crying. I didn't know how he was going to react. Whenever father got mad he beat me if grandmother wasn't around. Guys hit me all the time in school because I refused to have sex with them. I just thought that all guys were like that. Why can't I be normal.